The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-11

They were in the possession of the Col
lector General.
Noble Waterhouse asked if there was any
| account at all of how many are out.
Minister Brown said it was impossible for
him to say, it was a matter entirely with
the Collector General:
NOTICE OF BILLS.
Minister Green gave notice of the follow
ing bills:
An Act relating to special appropriations
for the use OF the Government; An Act
supplementary to the Appropriation bill
An Act authorizing the Minister of FL
nance TO execute and deliver certain bonds.
Minister Ashford gave notice of an Act
to amend sections 1913 and 1922 of the
Civil Code relating to District Justices.
MILITARY QUESTION.
Rep. hamuoha propounded the follow
ing questions to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs:
l. Were the outstanding claims of So
486 rs against the Honolulu Rifles con-
tracted previous to July 1st or since? q
Were the obligations incurred with the ap-
proval OF the. Minister OF Foreign Affairs :?
3. Why were these claims not paid? 4.
Give the number of officers and men be-
longing to each OF the following companies {:
Kings Own, Queens Own, Leleiohoku
Guard, MamalahOa Guard, Princes Own
and Honolulu Rifles
THE AUDITORS ACT.
Noble Hitchcock offered the following
resolution:
THE AUDITORS ACT.
Noble Hitchcock offered the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by Section Is of
the law entitled 8 The Auditors Generals
Act, being an Act to regulate the receipt,
custody, control and issue of the public &C
counts, approved the 4th day of August,
1892, that the Auditor General shall not
exercise or follow any profession or en-
plOyment whatsoever during his tenure of
office, and
WHEREAS, 1t is currently reported and
generally understood that the present Au-
ditor General is, and has been, actually en-
gagged in private business for his profit and
emolument since his appointment, there
fore be it
Resolved, That the Committee of FL
nance is hereby instructed to inquire into
the truth of said matter, and also upon the
general working of said law as administered
by the present Auditor General aud to re-
port the same to this Legislature as soon as
possible.
Noble Widemann thought there was very
little use of the resolution. In previous
sessions he had asked the same questions
of the Auditor General on the floor of the
House. He referred TO the Auditor Gen
eral acting as an insurance agent When
he charged him with it he (the speaker)
had the receipts in his pocket. He had
been informed he was doing this simply
for w. u. Irwin q Co. He was afraid alb
solute proof of this matter would be hard
to obtain.
Noble Castle seconded the resolution.
He hoped the Ministers would not insist
upon having the Audit Act repealed. 1t
might be that they wished to repeal it
simply to get rid of the incumbent for in
competency. The law states nothing about
it being held tor life. If the Legislature
addressed a communication to the Minis
ters the latter could remove the Auditor.
The present incumbent was a personal
friend of his, but he could not help saying
that for the last four years the Auditing
Act had been treated with contempt. If it
had been properly carried out they would
not have had the outrageous squandering
of money. The resolution was also to pro-
vide the House with information it must
have before final action
The resolution was adODted
THE MILITARY BILL
Noble Warehouse read for the first
time by title an Act 10 provide for the
organization and maintenance of the mill
tary forces of the Kingdom. Ordered to
be printed.
THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
Rep. Kinney offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That a select committee of |
three be appointed to inspect, under the |
direction of the Minister of the Interior, |
the books of the opium licensee required to |
be kept by law also any books or accounts |
of the Marshal on this subject; also all |
other available records, and generally to |
investigate the workings of the opium IL |
cense, and to report upon the same to this |
House. Adopted.
WINES AND SPIRITS.
Rep. F. Brown offered the two following
Resolved, That His Excellency the Min
ster OF the Interior be requested to furnish
this Assembly the amounts paid into his
department. for licenses for the sale of ales,
wines and spirits, from October 1, 1886, to
80, 1887. Adopted.
Resolved that his Excellency the Minister
Of Interior be requested to furnish to this
Assembly the total amounts of money
paid into the Custom House for duties on
wines, ales and spirits from October 1st
1886 to September Both, 1887, and also the
otaI amount paid for storage of wines,
Gles and spirits during the said time. |
adopted.
INTERNAL TAXES.
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